New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-10
SOME ORTLOTS FACTS.

ing of many columns of figures which crowd
the papers. All the talk about other causes OF
Democratic success in this State have to be
read by the light Of the primary Fact that
great many thousand more Republicans than
Democrats failed to vote ut all. lie who wants
detailed proof Of this fact can extract oceans
of il from the returns. This State went Dem
ocratio because here many Republicans did not
take the trouble to vote. That made it possible
for some increase Of the Prohibition vote to
bclp the saloons That made it possible for the
buving Of votes, with the money OF liquor
sellers and reform olcc-holdcrs, to secure an
increased Democratic majority.
This is a Ncw-York fact. Just across the
river where the Republicans have made heavy
gains. clccting a Legislature with safe work
inc Republican majority in both houses, tins
fact does not appear. In Essex County, not
as far from the City Hall as the upper end Of
this city Newark Personal Liberty agitators
and Newark ProhibitioniSts did not prevent
a sweeping Republican victory, and in Bergen
Comfy. inst across the Hudson River, Rcpub
icans elected Surrogate PcIl by several hundred
majority, where as large Democratic majority
is usual and the ma jority for Cleveland was over
COO Republican indifference does not appear
in Rhode Island or Massachusetts,, where I'M
portant Republican victories gladden. the hearts
Of those who believe in protection. 1t docs not
appear in Pennsylvania, where llquor-dcalcrs
and ProhibitioniStS in vain played into Demo-
cratic hands together, nor in grand old Ohio,
where Democratic crimes and corruption utterly
failed to indorSc the Presidents order 10 sur
render rebel flags Across the Potomac TO the
southwark. Virginia shows some surprising Re
publican gains. Across the Mississippi to the
westward. Nebraska does glandly and Iowa
stands firmly Republican. The bottom fact in
Newly ork-that Republicans enough stayed at
home to make Democratic success a possibility
is a Ncw-YoIL fact.
This county and Kings gave 1t3.GO7 votes
for Mr.. Blaine, against 2O2 100 for Mr. CicVc-
land and it is unnecessary TO say that the Re-
pubcanS have never since pollcd so heavy a
vote for any candidate in the two cities. With
moro than 10000 votes cast for Henry George
Tie Democratic plurality in these cities is still
little larger than 1t was for Cleveland The
Republican woIlingmcn. who believed that they
were joining great host Of Democratic a>,o-
c,atcS in supporting Mr.. Georges theories. may
team from the returns that great many Il the
Democrats who voted for him last year have
quietly drftcd back 10 their party. But that
would not settle the business nor the small in
crease in the Prohibition vote in other parts
Il the state if the Republican voters beyond
the Harlem River had cared enough for the
election to 90 to the polls.
Republican leaders Will find it worth their
while to consider these circumstances with
di>pa, >ionatc. unhiaSScd and searching scrutiny.
The cause for Republican defeat j. 10 be found
here and not somewhere else. The 10000
Republicans in this state are not more indiIcr-
cnt TO the protection 81 home industry than the
voters N Massachusetts, on the east or OHIO on
the west why did they take less pains to vote ?
They are not more enchanted with President
Clcvclnd than the voters Of other states
Why do they suffer him 10 score triumph
which makes his denomination easy II IS not
necessary to answer these questions in haste;
there is time enough 10 think about them. BIT
il may be rs well to inquire if Republican prln-
ciplcs vitai questions Of National policy, were
as thoroughly discussed in this State aS in
Ohio II might bc q, we'll to inquire whether
reliance for success upon all sorts Of political
diversions has not TUNED away the thoughts
Of men from those sound principles upon which
alone the Republican party can depend for
success.